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National tobacco strategy
Frameworks supporting tobacco control in Australia
The National Tobacco Strategy 2012-2018 is a strategy to improve the health of all Australians by reducing the prevalence of smoking and its associated health, social and economic costs.
In the 2018 Budget submission to the Federal Government the Heart Foundation urges greater investment in tobacco control.
State and territory governments also have responsibilities for tobacco control plans.
The Heart Foundation has contributed to the development of:
- New South Wales Tobacco Strategy 2012 - 2017
- Western Australian Health Promotion Strategic Framework 2017-2021
- Tasmania Tobacco Control Plan 2017-2021
Tobacco industry influence
Efforts to reduce smoking should be free of interference from the tobacco industry.There are obligations under Article 5.3 of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, to which Australia is a signatory, to combat the influence of the tobacco industry.
Governments at a national, state and local level should free themselves of tobacco industry influence by:
- banning donations from tobacco companies and organisations associated with the tobacco industry
- ending any investment by government, pension and superannuation funds in tobacco companies
Superannuation fund investments
The following superannuation funds have stopped investing in tobacco companies:- First State
- VFMC
- HESTA
- Qsuper
- Funds SA
- GESB
- AMP
For more information on comprehensive approaches to tobacco control see the World Heart Federation Roadmap and the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
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